2,000-year-old remains of nomadic 'royal' includes 'laughing man,' haul of jewels and weapons (tr)

FoxNews.com/science ^ | May 16, 019 | Christopher Carbone | Fox News

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2,000-year-old remains of nomadic 'royal' unearthed by Russian farmer includes 'laughing man,' haul of jewels and weapons

A farmer digging on his land in Russia discovered something unexpected: a 2,000-year-old burial mound containing the remains and artifacts of a nomadic royal — including a strange "laughing" man skull.

The trove of amazing jewelry, weapons and other artifacts was found by farmer Rustam Mudayev in a grave near the Caspian Sea, according to The Daily Mail.

Mudayev consulted with the Astrakhan History Museum, which eventually organized an expedition to the village where the remains were found.

"After inspecting the burial site we understood that it to be a royal mound, one of the sites where ancient nomads buried their nobility," the museum's scientific researcher, Georgy Stukalov, told the British news site.

According to the museum, which has been leading a dig at the site for two weeks, it's believed the burial belongs to a leader of a Sarmatian nomadic tribe.

[dfwgator]

It is a frog.

"S. Frog."
"Shut up!"

[sparklite2]

No, no, not the frog-looking thing.
The camel-looking thing.

[deport]

Not a bad looking set of pearly whites.

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Same story from the always thorough, DailyMail.com...

Russian farmer unearths the remains of a 2,000-year-old nomadic ‘royal’ buried alongside a ‘laughing’ man with an egg-shaped head and a haul of jewellery, weapons and animal sacrifices

*A farmer found the haul when digging on his land in the south of Russia near the Caspian Sea
*The burial mound is littered with artefacts such as animal sacrifices, jewellery, weapons and human remains
*It is a burial mound dating back up to 2,000 years and contains the remains of a high-ranking nomadic ‘royal’
*A chieftain was buried with his head raised as if on a pillow and wearing a cape adorned with gold plagues

By Will Stewart In Moscow for MailOnline

May 15, 2019

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7031613/Treasure-trove-Russia-includes-remains-2-000-year-old-nomadic-royal.html

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Lost in Space: Treasure of the Lost Planet

[Redcitizen]

If I saw a thing like that start moving and opening its mouth, I might just bury it right back where I found it.

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[SunkenCiv]

A similar find above the Arctic Circle was the victim of a ho-ho-ho... /rimshot

[BobL]

Excellent!